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“The Dormants”
London England – 1648, Baron Winters and Merlin the Leopard lay dead in the cellar prison once home to the witch Kassandra Fey. Somehow, the Gatherers had made a bargain with the homicidal maniac in the exchange for her freedom. As life slowly leaves his body, the Baron crooks his head in the direction of the doorway. He watches as the monster Simon Talman and two others slowly brick up the entrance of the 17th century dungeon.
Hilton Head Island – 1956, Sgt. Jim Duffy Jr and Zoe Davis have barely escaped the inside of the Duffy family house as a supernatural vortex of disembodied shadows rip apart Jim’s father. Outside near the back of the house, both unwilling members of Night Force scramble for the fence line but an enormous explosion of glass and wood siding knock them off their feet. The shadows have blasted through the walls and begin creeping towards a stunned Jim and Zoe. The only thing racing through Jim Duffy’s mind is the thought of witnessing his father’s murder twice!
Will the Gatherers be able to save Senator Brian W Greene from a mental breakdown before he runs for President of the United States? With Mia’s miscarriage, did the Gatherers lose their only chance at a generation-12? What’s the link between Madeline Greene and Cary Singer? Collect the series to find out!
Reviewer Notes
Zoe Davis had a chance to browse the Baron’s diary, and she confirmed he isn’t human. Well that explains a lot. Actually that was sarcasm. Something tells me Marv Wolfman will take the Baron’s backstory to his grave. Come on man!
I’m a bit confused by the locations mentioned in this one. Is a mansion complex in the middle of Washington DC considered a “brownstone”? Stupid question number two. If you had a large underground complex underneath a mansion in the middle of Washington DC, would you set such a mansion on fire to cover your tracks? Hello, McFly!?! Think, McFly, think!
Their is a lot of back and forth between good guys and bad guys in this issue. It seems both sides have problems. The story doesn’t advance too far, but is still entertaining. I’m giving issue five of Night Force three out of five stars.
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